Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Films of 1971
by LuminousCarcass | created - 30 Nov 2013 | updated - 30 Nov 2013 | PublicThis list contains the films produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1971. List in order of when films were released in the United States.
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1. Freelance (1970)
Not Rated | 91 min | Crime
A small time London con-artist witnesses a gangland hit. Determined to carry out his schemes, he must do so while avoiding the same hit-man.
Director: Francis Megahy | Stars: Ian McShane, Gayle Hunnicutt, Keith Barron, Alan Lake
Votes: 105
2. The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker (1970)
R | 106 min | Comedy
After a young man graduates from a prestigious college, he rebels by preferring a carefree existence rather than the life of fighting the rungs within the treacherous American corporate ... See full summary »
Director: John Dexter | Stars: Jordan Christopher, Jill O'Hara, Robert Walden, Kate Reid
Votes: 105
3. The Body (1970)
X | 112 min | Documentary
A scientific documentary combining narration from anatomical experts and human biologists with interior and exterior camera shots examining the human body, along with a soundtrack using the human body as a medium.
Director: Roy Battersby | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Frank Finlay, Arthur Armitage, Johnny Claydon
Votes: 162
4. Percy (1971)
R | 103 min | Comedy
Edwin Antony (Hywel Bennett) is emasculated in an accident which kills a young philanderer. Doctors successfully replace his member with that of the dead man, but refuse to tell him the ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Thomas | Stars: Hywel Bennett, Denholm Elliott, Cyd Hayman, Julia Foster
Votes: 469
5. Get Carter (1971)
R | 112 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When his brother dies under mysterious circumstances in a car accident, London gangster Jack Carter travels to Newcastle to investigate.
Director: Mike Hodges | Stars: Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt Ekland, John Osborne
Votes: 36,791 | Gross: $0.39M
Budget: £750,000
6. Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen (1971)
GP | 117 min | Documentary, Music
Joe Cocker and Leon Russell perform live at the Fillmore East and Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.
Director: Pierre Adidge | Stars: Joe Cocker, Leon Russell, Chris Stainton, Jim Price
Votes: 322
7. The Enchanted Years (1971)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Nicolas Noxon | Star: Alexander Scourby
8. Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
California State Police Captain Sam Surcher investigates a string of teenage-girl murders at Oceanfront High School.
Director: Roger Vadim | Stars: Rock Hudson, Angie Dickinson, Telly Savalas, John David Carson
Votes: 2,680
9. The Night Digger (1971)
R | 97 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
The dreary existence of middle-aged spinster Maura Prince takes an unexpected turn with the arrival of young handyman Billy Jarvis, but there is more to Billy than meets the eye.
Director: Alastair Reid | Stars: Patricia Neal, Pamela Brown, Nicholas Clay, Jean Anderson
Votes: 1,162
10. Villain (1971)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.
Director: Michael Tuchner | Stars: Richard Burton, Ian McShane, Nigel Davenport, Donald Sinden
Votes: 2,036
11. Fortune and Men's Eyes (1971)
R | 102 min | Drama
The young, naive Smitty is sent to prison for six months; Cathy, his girlfriend, watches as he disappears behind the bars and barbed wire. He's assigned a cell with Queenie, a balls-out ... See full summary »
Directors: Harvey Hart, Jules Schwerin | Stars: Wendell Burton, Michael Greer, Zooey Hall, Danny Freedman
Votes: 568 | Gross: $0.18M
12. Wild Rovers (1971)
GP | 136 min | Drama, Western
Tired of cow-punching for a living, two Montana cowboys rob a bank and flee but their employer's sons chase after them.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: William Holden, Ryan O'Neal, Karl Malden, Lynn Carlin
Votes: 2,011 | Gross: $0.28M
13. The Tales of Beatrix Potter (1971)
G | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Beatrix Potter's most beloved characters spring to life in this live-action classic.
Director: Reginald Mills | Stars: Frederick Ashton, Alexander Grant, Julie Wood, Keith Martin
Votes: 649 | Gross: $0.04M
14. Shaft (1971)
R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A crime lord hires black private eye, John Shaft, to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Director: Gordon Parks | Stars: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John
Votes: 21,033 | Gross: $16.69M
Budget: $500,000; Box office: $13 million
15. The Last Run (1971)
GP | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A getaway driver comes out of retirement to pull off one last run - one that could send him to an early grave instead.
Directors: Richard Fleischer, John Huston | Stars: George C. Scott, Tony Musante, Trish Van Devere, Colleen Dewhurst
Votes: 2,515
Starring George C. Scott
16. Night of Dark Shadows (1971)
GP | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A painter and his wife move into a home and find themselves plagued by ghosts and spirits of his ancestors that used to be witches.
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: David Selby, Grayson Hall, Kate Jackson, Lara Parker
Votes: 1,836 | Gross: $3.05M
Budget: $900,000; Box office: $1,400,000
17. Clay Pigeon (1971)
R | 93 min | Action, Drama
An ex-soldier is recruited by the FBI to go undercover in L.A. and find other ex-soldiers who are part of a drug-dealing gang.
Directors: Lane Slate, Tom Stern | Stars: Tom Stern, Telly Savalas, Robert Vaughn, John Marley
Votes: 182
18. Catlow (1971)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Western
An outlaw tries to avoid interference as he journeys to Mexico to pull off a $2,000,000 gold robbery.
Director: Sam Wanamaker | Stars: Yul Brynner, Richard Crenna, Leonard Nimoy, Daliah Lavi
Votes: 1,377 | Gross: $0.24M
19. Going Home (1971)
GP | 97 min | Drama
After serving a prison term for killing his wife, a man is paroled and returns to his home town. He tries to reestablish his relationship with his son, who was a child when the incident happened who witnessed his father kill his mother.
Director: Herbert B. Leonard | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Brenda Vaccaro, Jan-Michael Vincent, Jason Bernard
Votes: 684
20. Chandler (1971)
GP | 85 min | Crime, Drama
A hardboiled aging private eye is hired to find and protect a missing government witness sought after by the gangsters. The witness is a beautiful French woman and even the cops can't be trusted. The case is tough, but so is Chandler.
Director: Paul Magwood | Stars: Warren Oates, Leslie Caron, Alex Dreier, Mitchell Ryan
Votes: 630
21. Believe in Me (1971)
R | 86 min | Drama
An intern (Michael Sarrazin) and his literary lover (Jacqueline Bisset) are consumed by their addictions to the drug called speed, methamphetamine.
Director: Stuart Hagmann | Stars: Michael Sarrazin, Jacqueline Bisset, Jon Cypher, Allen Garfield
Votes: 190
22. The Boy Friend (1971)
G | 137 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
When the leading lady of a low-budget musical revue sprains her ankle, the assistant stage manager is forced to understudy and perform in her place, becoming a star and finding love in the process.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Twiggy, Christopher Gable, Max Adrian, Bryan Pringle
Votes: 3,588
Budget: $3 million
23. The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Crime
This is the funny story about two warring Mafia gangs in New York City. The weaker gang uses a lion to blackmail the opposite gang's "clients." The police succeed in stopping one of the gangs, while the other remains without the boss.
Director: James Goldstone | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Leigh Taylor-Young, Jo Van Fleet, Lionel Stander
Votes: 1,587
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